The doctor is in

Bob Newhart's talents as a stand-up comedian found a national audience with his Emmy-winning variety show airing in 1961. Americans grew to know his quiet humor as psychologist Bob Hartley in the 1970s sitcom, "The Bob Newhart Show," and as innkeeper Dick Loudon in the 1980s sitcom, "Newhart."...

Bob Newhart's talents as a stand-up comedian found a national audience with his Emmy-winning variety show airing in 1961. Americans grew to know his quiet humor as psychologist Bob Hartley in the 1970s sitcom, "The Bob Newhart Show," and as innkeeper Dick Loudon in the 1980s sitcom, "Newhart."... (Photo contributed)

Bob Newhart's talents as a stand-up comedian found a national audience with his Emmy-winning variety show airing in 1961. Americans grew to know his quiet humor as psychologist Bob Hartley in the 1970s sitcom, "The Bob Newhart Show," and as innkeeper Dick Loudon in the 1980s sitcom, "Newhart."...